Madeline Anthes
@madelineanthes.bsky.social
Writer, reader, cake eater. Clevelander on the East coast.
Assistant Editor of Lost Balloon. BEAUTIFUL, VIOLENT THINGS out with word west.
She/her.
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Assistant Editor of Lost Balloon. BEAUTIFUL, VIOLENT THINGS out with word west.
She/her.
Madelineanthes.com
Friends, remember that two things can be true at once. Awards season is exciting and hard. You can be bummed to not be nominated for anything and also be genuinely thrilled for other people. You can be disappointed and overjoyed. It's a weird time. It's ok to feel weird!
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Friends, remember that two things can be true at once. Awards season is exciting and hard. You can be bummed to not be nominated for anything and also be genuinely thrilled for other people. You can be disappointed and overjoyed. It's a weird time. It's ok to feel weird!
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This week's story, chosen by guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social, is "Vixen" by
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This week's story, chosen by guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social, is "Vixen" by
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
Other writers: Wow I just got nominated for an award! I'm so honored!
Me: I ate a plate of mashed potatoes for lunch.
Me: I ate a plate of mashed potatoes for lunch.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Other writers: Wow I just got nominated for an award! I'm so honored!
Me: I ate a plate of mashed potatoes for lunch.
Me: I ate a plate of mashed potatoes for lunch.
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This piece by @madelineanthes.bsky.social is so, so good.
This week's story, chosen by guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social, is "Vixen" by
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This piece by @madelineanthes.bsky.social is so, so good.
I have a story out today!! So thrilled it is out with Necessary Fiction :) Huge thank you to @nicholas-claro.bsky.social for accepting this story!
This week's story, chosen by guest editor @nicholas-claro.bsky.social, is "Vixen" by
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
@madelineanthes.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/vixen/
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I have a story out today!! So thrilled it is out with Necessary Fiction :) Huge thank you to @nicholas-claro.bsky.social for accepting this story!
I am so excited to have gotten an acceptance from Sunlight Press! Slowwwlyyyy getting back into publishing after my last baby. Feels like stretching after a long nap.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I am so excited to have gotten an acceptance from Sunlight Press! Slowwwlyyyy getting back into publishing after my last baby. Feels like stretching after a long nap.
Only thing worse than watching the Browns lose to the jets was seeing it in person along with all 130 jets fans in the stadium
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Only thing worse than watching the Browns lose to the jets was seeing it in person along with all 130 jets fans in the stadium
Saw this on Netflix and not sure it translates as a finger puppet book idk I could be wrong
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Saw this on Netflix and not sure it translates as a finger puppet book idk I could be wrong
Heard we were dressing as superheroes this year @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Heard we were dressing as superheroes this year @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social
Surprised my 7yo with a library trip after school. He found a coveted Beverly Cleary book and we played chess. He can’t stop talking about how fun it was. Never would have thought this baby with reflux who never slept would become my best friend. (If you’re in the newborn trenches, it gets better)
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Surprised my 7yo with a library trip after school. He found a coveted Beverly Cleary book and we played chess. He can’t stop talking about how fun it was. Never would have thought this baby with reflux who never slept would become my best friend. (If you’re in the newborn trenches, it gets better)
Time to redo my website -- writer friends, what's the best free website builder to make my site look good and easy to navigate?
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Time to redo my website -- writer friends, what's the best free website builder to make my site look good and easy to navigate?
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Everything feels kinda awful today but I got an acceptance from @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social so that helped a lot ❤️❤️
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Everything feels kinda awful today but I got an acceptance from @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social so that helped a lot ❤️❤️
Me: I hope I get good writing news soon!!
My email: G-A-R-A-G-E-S-T-O-R-A-G-E-B-Y-W-A-Y-F-A-I-R
My email: G-A-R-A-G-E-S-T-O-R-A-G-E-B-Y-W-A-Y-F-A-I-R
September 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Me: I hope I get good writing news soon!!
My email: G-A-R-A-G-E-S-T-O-R-A-G-E-B-Y-W-A-Y-F-A-I-R
My email: G-A-R-A-G-E-S-T-O-R-A-G-E-B-Y-W-A-Y-F-A-I-R
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We have a wonderful new piece today from Michael Nickels-Wisdom! Check out “Plum Mother.” lost-balloon.com/2025/08/27/p...
Plum Mother by Michael Nickels-Wisdom
Our dog, dachsund-and-chihuahua, fell redly to us from her family tree. After the usual medical exam, shots, spaying, and licensing, she was with us for 17 years. But one day in her middle age, we …
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August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We have a wonderful new piece today from Michael Nickels-Wisdom! Check out “Plum Mother.” lost-balloon.com/2025/08/27/p...
I started a writing club at work where we sit together in silence and write over our lunch hour. I got 1200 words down today!
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I started a writing club at work where we sit together in silence and write over our lunch hour. I got 1200 words down today!
My new mom friend rolled into daycare pickup blasting Panic at the Disco and I swooned
August 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My new mom friend rolled into daycare pickup blasting Panic at the Disco and I swooned
I got an acceptance from @necessaryfiction.com! I haven't been so excited about an upcoming story in a long time.
August 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I got an acceptance from @necessaryfiction.com! I haven't been so excited about an upcoming story in a long time.
I cannot believe that after a long day of work my children – who I once prayed for – have the audacity to talk to me
August 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I cannot believe that after a long day of work my children – who I once prayed for – have the audacity to talk to me
Looks like free submissions have already closed for @lostballoon.bsky.social! They'll open again in October. If you're so inclined, tip jar submissions are open: lostballoon.submittable.com/submit
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Lost Balloon publishes flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poetry (all 1,000 words or less). We publish one new piece every Wednesday. There are no theme or genre restrictions, but we want your...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Looks like free submissions have already closed for @lostballoon.bsky.social! They'll open again in October. If you're so inclined, tip jar submissions are open: lostballoon.submittable.com/submit
It happened. My son asked me what colors were like when I was little. “Did you have them or did you live in black and white?”
Time for bed.
Time for bed.
August 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It happened. My son asked me what colors were like when I was little. “Did you have them or did you live in black and white?”
Time for bed.
Time for bed.
Parenting young kids means going back and forth between “omg stay this exact age forever” and “omg GO TO SLEEP”
August 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Parenting young kids means going back and forth between “omg stay this exact age forever” and “omg GO TO SLEEP”
My 2 and 6 year olds were arguing over a beach toy and in the middle of the argument the 2 year old leans over and hugs his brother. His brother hugs back. They moved on. Proud to be raising a generation of gentle boys.
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My 2 and 6 year olds were arguing over a beach toy and in the middle of the argument the 2 year old leans over and hugs his brother. His brother hugs back. They moved on. Proud to be raising a generation of gentle boys.
2 year old from the other room: mommy can you come snuggle me?
Me:
Me:
shrek is running through a field with a sword in his hand .
ALT: shrek is running through a field with a sword in his hand .
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July 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
2 year old from the other room: mommy can you come snuggle me?
Me:
Me:
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"Where was the life we were promised when we promised life?"
Wow, this extraordinary poem by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Wow, this extraordinary poem by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social 💙💙💙
The light is on for Madeline Anthes! @madelineanthes.bsky.social 💡
“Mothers Posting on Facebook Mommy Message Boards Break My Heart Over and Over Again” is a heart-wrenching and sublimely Real poem you don’t want to miss!
Check out Madeline’s incredible writing over at the site!
“Mothers Posting on Facebook Mommy Message Boards Break My Heart Over and Over Again” is a heart-wrenching and sublimely Real poem you don’t want to miss!
Check out Madeline’s incredible writing over at the site!
Mothers Posting on Facebook Mommy Message Boards Break my Heart Over and Over Again - Madeline Anthes — Bulb Culture Collective
Where do you feel safe bringing them? Where are they safe?
www.bulbculturecollective.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Where was the life we were promised when we promised life?"
Wow, this extraordinary poem by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social 💙💙💙
Wow, this extraordinary poem by @madelineanthes.bsky.social in @bulbculture.bsky.social 💙💙💙